Pentagenarians & Beyond: 01/12/2025

some loon calls are really eerie. its creepy at night if you are camping. these weren't doing the long calls, just shorter happier sounding calls. they would not be breeding now. cant go walk anywhere while were doing this bathroom project but its moving a long. need to do something today but not til this afternoon. they worked on tile this morning but ran out of product o went to get more if its there.
 
This morning I did LMR Pilates Fusion plus foam rolling bonus. That was 51 minutes, 234 calories burned, average heart rate 118, and 156 maximum heart rate.

Judy, great job on walking, Peloton rides, Peloton rowing, PT and core work.

Diane Sue, nice job with LMR Functional Pilates Fusion. The additional doctors appointments sound like a good path for finding out what is going on with your health.

Shannon, great job with your own total body workout, Abs, STS 2 Supersets Total Body, and Core plus Floor.

Cathy, great job with LIC Step Combos and Lower/Upper Body Balance Discs and SB Extended Stretch.

Valerie, the remodeling project sounds like it’s going well.

Have a good day everyone.
 
Yesterday I did CDorner Fast Basic Step #344 49 minutes, 239 calories, 4,328 steps heart rate 127/155. Then I did LMR upper foam roller(no mini workout) and Yoga timesaver #2 Floor, 31 minutes, 43 calories.

I did not do anything today. Everything was just too much for my neck and upper back the last two day. Hours sitting in a chair with metal back at Verizon 2 days. I also spent too much time looking at my cell phone, arms reaching up trying to get the Nest thermostat internet set back up. Everything has been a battle getting going and I still have some things to take care of. Having a thermostat hooked up to wifi is crazy. I wondered why it was getting cold in our house and when I checked the thermostat it said no internet. Why I could not set the changes on the app like I did for the doorbell, I do not know. I got to bed at 3 am this morning. Any way I am experiencing a lot of pain from all of this. I am having a family gathering/birthday's this weekend so a lot to do there.
 
No workout today, I shopped. Hoping to go to my parents tomorrow, but keeping an eye on the weather. There's been some amount of snow pretty much every day this year.

Valerie I hope your bathroom project proceeds smoothly now. I feel like there's more snow days here now then when I was a kid, in part because schools are more cautious. I remember mostly the long closures. Blizzards of '67 and '78, and we had an ice storm that had us off for a full week one time. But also, if snow happened later in the day they'd just send us home early. That's extremely rare now. Most schools run two us shifts, so they need less buses and drivers. Younger grades go later, so it's not practical to do it now. Occasionally it's for called as there's now a general -25, real or real feel, for schools closing. I have the Cornell app, too. I mostly use it during spring migration to see what's around. When I walk at the zoo I hear a lot of birds that are passing through as they head north, it's almost completely wooded, so great habitat.

Shannon I use the step blast combos in my Finshed Step workout and sometimes I do the BM2 step, too. Do you have Rhythmic Step? I really wish there had been more step workouts like that one.

Diane Sue I'm sorry you are having neck and back issues. I hope it eases soon. I never liked the idea of having things like the thermostat hooked into the wifi. Cameras aren't such an issue because if they go down. My sister has them in NC and FL, but the main use of the ones in NC is watching wildlife. LOL It was down recently, so when my BIL was flying home from his latest roadtrip, he flew into Charlotte, rented a car and drove the 2 hours over there and stayed while they came out and fixed it and then drove back to FL. And it's not the first time he's done that! Seems crazy to me.
 
Today I did a 45-minute Peloton strength workout and the LMR foam rolling bonuses, upper and lower body.

Shannon- Great job with STS 2 Super Sets Total Body and Core Plus Floor. Your climate sounds pretty good to me. I prefer warmer weather but I still like the change of seasons.

Valerie-Good luck with your remodeling project.

Carolyn-Great job with LMR Pilates Fusion and the foam rolling bonus.

Diane Sue-I’m sorry about your upper back and neck issues. I hope it gets better soon. I don’t think we would like to have our thermostat connected to WiFi. Too many things can go wrong and as cold as it gets here, that would not be good.

Cathy-We had some snow today and are supposed to get 2-4 inches or more tomorrow night through Saturday. I hope you can make it to your parents tomorrow.
 
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Good morning, ladies. It’s Friday!! And hallelujah, yesterday I finished the first phase of a big, tedious job. Now I get a break from it while it’s in editing. Yesterday I did Cardio Slam. A lot of my version didn’t look much like Cathe’s at all, but I still got a pretty good workout. Normally I’d lift weights today, but I’m going out of town to visit a friend this weekend and won’t be able to do my normal mobility/yoga type routines. So I think I’ll do LMR Functional Mobility Fusion after work today. It’s a long weekend for us – MLK Day is a holiday for us, so I won’t be back until Tuesday.

Valerie – How’s the renovation coming along today? I hope you can get out for a walk soon.

Carolyn – nice work on the Pilates and foam rolling workout.

Diane – I’m really sorry that you are in so much pain. I wish your rheumatologist could give you more help. I hope that you got some rest yesterday and feel better today.

Cathy – I hope you are able to visit your parents today. The weather down here looks like it’s going to behave for my trip this weekend. Cold but dry, thank goodness. I used to have Rhythmic Step and loved it. She had some long combos – I tried to count them and think one of them was actually a 64 count! It was great. I don’t have any step workouts now. I had to get them out of my house when I became unable to do them. It just depressed me to see them on the shelf. And any moves Cathe does on the step in her other workouts, I do on the floor, including elevated lunges, etc.

Judy – Nice work on your strength and foam rolling workout. I really don’t think you’d enjoy our summers, LOL. We hit 100 as a matter of routine, with heat indexes way above that, humidity easily at 90%. You can start sweating the minute you walk out the door.
 
This morning I did JS One Mile of Motivation, 15 minutes, 114 calories, average heart rate 137, and maximum heart rate 153. Then I did Step Boss Chair Stretch for an additional 16 minutes.

Diane Sue, I’m sorry that you are in such pain. Nice job with CDorner Fast Basic Step and LMR Upper Body Foam Rolling.

Cathy, I hope that you are able to visit your parents.

Judy, nice job with 45 minutes of Peloton strength and LMR upper and lower body foam rolling.

Shannon, great job with Cardio Slam. Enjoy your long weekend.

Hello to Valerie.
 
This morning I did yesterday's live Boxing Hiit 2. Cathe filmed it 2 weeks post op, and I believe she said that again next week it will be her Jenn and Kristin but the week after would be a full class again. Then I did Live Bands and Loops Metabolic. That one also has weights, but I feel like it should be shoulders and legs with a side of other parts. There's a lot of legs and there is a lot of things that involved the shoulders, and having done boxing earlier, my shoulders were not very appreciative. LOL No issues going to my parents. Mid-upper 30's and sunny. They were both in good moods. My Mom had been depressed about some things, but Dad messaged me a few minutes ago and said she was greatly improved since my visit. She really likes having visitors and with the snow they haven't gotten out much.

Shannon I hope your trip goes well. My oldest is in Fort Worth and they get those crazy 100+ degree days a lot. I couldn't do it myself. Anything over 80 is too hot for me!
 
I did manage a very short workout this morning. We had to go to T Mobile to take care of an issue with my husband's watch still on the account. My husband had to go to work so it was a real rush. I am on the accounts because I take care of that stuff and track things. I did the lower body only premix on LMR Total Body Timesaver Lower Body 28 minutes, 107 calories, heart rate 103/137. I am still setting up the new wifi on things. What a headache. I had to do it on my tv before the workout then unplug and plug the tv back in 4 times waiting between each to get color and not pink or black and white. My blood pressure cuff would not sync so had to set it back up along with my scale. It made the morning busy and took up my time. My neck is a lot better today. I stretched off and, on all day, and used the heating pad this morning. I got out stuff for my dog's bath and noticed later she was not around. I kept calling for her and she was sitting by the master bedroom bathroom waiting for her bath. I try to be sneaky, and it does not work.

Cathy, nice work on Cathe Live Boxing Hiit 2 and Live Bands and Loops Metabolic workouts. It would have been nice if there was a set up to reconnect the wifi from my phone. That is what I thought about with going out of town and the wifi becomes unconnected. My granddaughter and her husband have cameras all around their house and when we went to visit their big wall mounted TV was showing all angles so they could watch their dog who wants to dig.

Judy, good job on the 45-minute Peloton strength workout and the LMR foam rolling bonuses, upper and lower body. I kind of miss the gas hot water heater we used to have, as we still had hot water when there was a power outage. I always forget till I go to take a bath when power is out.

Shannon, nice job on Cardio Slam yesterday. Enjoy your visit with your friend.

Carolyn, nice work on JS One Mile Motivation and the Step Boss Chair Stretch today. I am hoping for the tests to help. I need to make my Arthritis appointment because I had to cancel for the pulmonologist appointment.

Valerie, I hope that the bathroom project is going well,
 
This morning I did another mixed step workout and I like this one much better. But, I used the third combo from Step Blast and realized that the segment doesn't contain the finished combo, just the build up. Looked afterwards and sure enough the chapters for that one have the combos separate. So, I fixed it for next time. Then I did the Lower/Upper Body Balance Discs. Aiming to do those twice a week for awhile.
Started figuring out the approximate cost of the trip I want to do to see the boys in May. Doing 2 ways, because I'd really like to stop in Marquette for a couple days and also in the twin cities area, but that adds 3 extra hotel nights, though not as many extra miles as I expected. Haven't done all the mileage yet, but I really want to avoid going down through Chicago. It's only about 100 miles different to go to through the UP, but the speed limits are slower that way so it adds about 3 hours. I'm thinking it would be worth it because it would be a lot less stressful. Just have to deal with potential wildlife and the crazy drivers on US 2 in the UP who can't wait to get to a passing lane and think passing on curves is just fine.

Diane Sue sounds like you had to deal with a lot of tech issues yesterday. Never any fun at all. Your dog doesn't like baths? Neither of ours did and they were both breeds that typically love water, though apparently outdoor water doesn't necessarily equate to bathtubs.
 
bathroom project is moving right along. we are still waiting on the replacement floor tile so next week before that gets done. Ive done some walks around our property and therapy work but nothing very interesting. just basic exercise. my knee is not feeling very good and I fear I need to get things ordered into place to allow for knee procedure. the guy I want to use is booked way out. its hard to foresee what I want to do that far out.

DH is not getting along with our cat. Cat's behavior has improved a lot but he is still younger and more rambunctious ( and more fun) than our other kitties. I'm very attached to him already ( kitty) and I want this to work. it is causing a lot of extra stress. were acclimating him to going outside on our deck. we are sure he had never been outside at all before. the deck is 30 feet in the air with a single stairway so its ok to leave him out without watching every second. we want to have a limited indoor/outdoor kitty so it's not a crisis if he slips outside sometimes, and knows his way around somewhat.
 
Today is my rest day. My husband’s close friend (from our college days) passed away this morning and he is taking it hard. He was planning to go over for a visit today with the other two guys from his “old guys gang. The friend had dementia and we knew that he was getting worse, but didn’t expect the sad news today.

Cathy, great job with Live Boxing HiiT 2, Live Bands and Loops Metabolic, mixed step workout, and upper/lower body balance discs.

Diane Sue, nice job with LMR Total Body, lower body premix. Setting up that WiFi sounds like it’s very frustrating. I’m sure that you will get it working right soon.

Hello to Valerie and Judy.
 
Yesterday I did a 30-minute walk and a 20-minute row. Today I did a 45-minute Peloton ride and 30 minutes of PT/stretching.

Shannon-Great job with Cardio Slam. I hope you are having a fun trip.

Carolyn-Great job with JS One Mile of Motivation and Step Boss Chair Stretch. I’m so sorry about your husband’s friend. That is very sad.

Cathy-Great job with Boxing Hiit 2, Live Bands and Loops Metabolic, your mixed step workout and Lower/Upper Body Balance Discs.

Diane Sue-Great job with LMR Total Body Timesaver Lower Body. I We still have a gas hot water heater and it was really nice to have during all the power outages we’ve experienced over the past few years.

Valerie-I’m sorry about your knee. Are you planning on a replacement?
 
I did half an hour on the spin bike and then 30 min of assorted upper body exercises from stacked upper body in rapid fire sequence. no particular workout, dips, curls push ups tricep pushups side raises, concentration curls, hammer curls. I was watching one of the new workouts while I did these but sometimes I dont need all the specifically ordered things and just go from one to the next alternating areas of focus.

judy I will be scheduling a knee replacement soon. my recent visit with the surgeon told me a partial replacement was not what he would recommend because the total one works better. my problem is the patella, the other joint space is reasonable but he thinks the TKR is by far the best choice. its not best to do a partial and then expect to need a redo to a total in a few years. knee felt better today but there are plenty of things I avoid doing now so its getting to be time to do it. this surgeon is booked way out so I'm probably talking about mid summer at earliest if I get on his list now. I have so many joint issues..... I'm a goldmine for orthopedics. we keep saying I should request a designated parking space in their lot!
thats nice to have utilities vary a little. we are all electric here like most everyone. if the power goes out we are dead in the water. nothing works. except for the new generator we finally bought, and since then the power has stayed on. wish Id known that would be so effectve!.

carolyn that so sad for your DH. its good to have long time friends to keep up contact with but its so hard to deal when there are health issues or a death. two of my very long term friends have serious issues. one is Crohns recently diagnosed but now shes doing better. the other isCOPD heart issues and a few other things. so you never know.

Cathy hope you can map that trip out. I always dreaded driving in chicago. I cant imagine it would be pleasant so I would plan the scenic detour
 

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